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Catalepsy and somnambulIsm,

BY catalepsy is meant . condition Of b,ls-
pended psychcial manifestations on the part
of the subject, during which the Limbs ex-
hlhlt no muscular or nervous hyper-excit-
ability, but possess the singular property,
while remaining flexible, of preserving in
definitely any attitude impaired to them
hence the name Of 'waxy fexibility"
given TO this condition by old writers.
Unlike the rigid spasms of the lithargic
muscle, the plastic hxity Of the cataleptic
limb cannot be relaxed by friction over
the skin. The aspect OF the patient in
the two conditions, moreover, offers striking
differences, the sleep-like immobility Of
iethargy contrasting wildly with the pet
rltled attitudes Of catalepey. In both CON
oltions, however, there often is the same
absolute insensibility even 10 the mos.
painful stimuli. A most remarkable phe-
| nomenon may be observed in some in
stances; By merely opening one eye OF
the iethargic patient the corresponding
side of the body is cataieptized Ard 80 in
the same subject these two phases Of the
hypnotic sleep may ooexist side BY side,
with the fullest display of their eonIrasted
characteristics
The third condition, that Of somnatnbu-
llsm, may easily be brought about 10y light
pressure or rubbing the top of the head
The hysterical patient then passes into a
state somewhat between the lethargic and
the cataleptic condition. The muscles
have lost the bsper-eIcitability OF the for
| mer state, and do not possess the plastic
adaptabiiity OF the latter. Still they react
a5normaliy to light external stimuli; Il
| va . !
1t becomes somewhat rigid. We canno!
then relax 1t by . mere touch Us we can
II lethargy, and, unlike cat2lepsy, It Offers
| some resistance when we attempt 10 move
II into 2 different attitude. Insensibility
70 pain may persist, but there often Is in
the soInn&m5ulistic phase singular ex-
altation Of memory and Of ssnsoria, PEI
cepticn, which has caused il to be called
the " lucid state" and which has been de-
| scribed by The dey0tees of mesmeric delu-
| sions as second sight" OAK readers will
recognize in this description the ordinary
magnetic or 'ulesneric" sleep into which
not only hyste-ical, but many other ind
| ylduals may be more or less completely
plunged by the usual paaees Of oper
ato-s.
II Is especially n the somrambuhsti,
state tina: the astonishing phenomena o
suggestion are observed. By this we mean
that the patient IN whom every spontaniety
IS IN allegiance, who does not sleep" ano
who yet does not move or think, can be =
impressed through some sensory chauI.e
as to enter upoa come definite train O
Ideas or movements. He is under the con
troi Of the experiroenter, whose will Is hi,
viii, 90 70 speak. He is machine ready
to 70, but unable TO star. OF Itself PopnLal
! iSeie1.cs RfotsL.u.
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There u periodically reported from va
rlous quarters OF the country the disasters
and rum resulting from provision and grain
gambling. II they reached only the gam
blers7 1t would not be so disastrous; but
legitimate industry is included in the ruin.
1t would not be right to class all business
IN this dishonest category, nor the most of
business men with the gamblers, for it Is
only few exceptions that are making the
trouble. Il is to be supposed that statutes
are founded on moral rules which conserve
pubic Interests. Bat the greoking and
gambling classess-the gain getters regard
less OF all moral ethics-seem TO have il
view only that they may avoid prisons.
Not only 50, but it is seen how the pursuit
Of gain on this line produces growth in
reck'essness till the brink even of danger
| is disregarded, and they dash in the chasm
below. such persons come to lose all sight
OF the fact that there is no safety except on
the solid ground Of integrity. The pur-
suit Of business and gain on any other
ground Is invested with such uncertainty
rs is limited only by the inscrutable plans
and wisdom Of the Almighty for
their overthrow. But such SO Ifarper,
Of the broken Fidelity Bank, Of Cincin-
nati, and his like, deny the Almighty any
part in the concerns Of business, ard 20 80
the quicker to destruction. This Is written
with the hope that il may catch the eye Of
men who are not lost utterly to the high
est factor controlling the destiny sl;ke of
men and nations. II the time shall ever
come when business men generally shall in
/ their thoughts and purposes eliminate the
Supreme Ruler from affairs, then shall law,
the prop Of moral ethics; be shaken away,
and human canning substituted FOX the
rule Of every mans action, and then shall
We have the survival Of the fttest On g
| purely physical basis In the ratio Of any
departure on this line, 80 is the extent OF
the disturbance in the business world. for
every business failure is preceded some
where By somebody's wrong action, and
more than nine out Of ten times wanton,
and no bad Judgment.
! And so the business world trudges along.
! Under inevitable moral law, fixed as eter-
nifty and It's Author, those who Will not
learn obedience to right moral action must
meet and endure disaster til such exps-
! ricnce yields the peaocahle fruits of right
eousness, and the others mast go 10 State
/ Prieon, fo- they are past hope.-Ia5.ana
! Farmer.
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Writing on this subject an English BOT
anis: has this TO cay: The first mention Of
the original type from which our ioritS
dahlia has been developed occurs in the
old Spanish book published in 1851,
The History of Mexico" by Hernandez.
The author describes wild plant growing
in profusion On the elevated, sandy plains
O. Mexico, and gives a drawing which is
easily identified as sngle dahlia The
curator Of Of the Mexican Botanic Garden,
who bore the illustrious name Of Cervantes,
was the FIRST cultiyator of the dahlia He
sent plant to Madrid in 1898, and it was
seen IN blossom in the Botanic Garden
there by Able CayaniIles, who described
1t scientifically and named it after his
friend, Professor Dahl, of Stockholm. In
1902 Cavenil}es sent roots Of the
nev plan. to the .Jardin des Plantes in
Paris, and two years later the "dahha'
was introduced into England from seed
sent from Madrid In 1904 Humboldt
went to Mexico, where he found the dahEa
growing wild, and collected seeds which
he sent to Berlin and Paris The dahlias
OF our gardens came from the seeds raised
from Humboldts plants, and the frs;
flowers were gathered in England in 1906
By degrees the double form appeared, and
the dahla grew under the hands of the
gardener till 1t became the severely perfec.
flower we have so often admired st South
Kensington and the Crystal Palace. The
whole world indeed has been ransacked "a
supply our gardens, and many other plants
have as long a pedigree and as interesting
e. history "a the dahlia
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JUDGE sanin,n onln,on.

IN announcing my concurrence u the opin-
IONS OF the Circuit Justice and the Circuit Judge
~ Las matter, do not deem Il necessary 30 re-
view al any length the questions by them so ably
ard satisfactorily discussed and decided II
this application TO the Court 10 issue its pena
and compel answers 10 be made 70 the various
questions propOunded, the Court is called upon
10 exercise no Judicial function or power unless
Il be the very slight duty OF determining whether
or not the questions propOHnded are within the
scope OF the inquiry authorized BY the Ac. of
Congress enaGting the Commission.
The set itself is most broad and compreheu-
sve in its terms and imposes little, if any, re
straint upon the Commission III the field OF It's
inquiry. Il scarcely needs the ruling or Court
to determine whether the questions PROFOUND
ed, or any questions y hich may De prOpOunded,
by this Commission, are within the scope and
puryiew OF the act creating the Commission.
But. aside from this most simple and limited
dgtT-it duty It may be-the Court sas no judi
cial function 70 perform in this MISTER. IL ia
simply called upon BY the Commission 10 exc
cute its Will, TO compel the attendance and
ooed1ouce OF WitneSseS-a purely ministerial
duty-to serve us q eonvenien. adjunct 10 the
Commission. cannot think that the Courts
were organized fOE any such purpose, or that
they can be called upon to perform any such
duty
need not advert 10 the nature and character
OF many OF the que tons propounded by the
Commission, as appears from the record in this
proceeding, answers to which the Court is asked
TO compel They seem 10 be quite in keeping
with some of the extraordinary powers claimed
and exercised by the Commission aud to fally
confirm their assumed right 10 disregard the
usual and established rules of evidence and
principles OF law in conducting their inyesStga-
tons. And this Court is seriously asked to lend
its aid in furtherance of such purpose. Many of
the questions propounded would seem, from the
record, 70 have been answered as fully IS It was
possible tor the witness 10 answer them | do
not however, press this consideration Is I think
this decision should rest, not upon the simple
TACT as TO whether or not the questions have
been fully answered. but upon the broader and
more important principles which underiie this
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A FaUrr Par D1sApprAxIsg-.

a FRUrr Pssr D1sAPPEARIsa.-Afe few
yees ago California fruit-growers were ter
roriSed by the ravsges of the scale insect.
Orchards were dug up and the trees used
for firewood, because the destruction caused
by the scale was 30 great that profitable
crops could not be grown. It is now a
weli-knovn fact however, that the scale
pest Is rapidly dying out, and is no longer
regarded with apprehension by orchard
ists. 1t Is the opinion of many that the
scale pet has partakeu much Of the nature
OF the visitation Of the grashoppe- or the
grape worm, and that IL with ike others,
disappear of its own accord Nature viii
provide her own remedy and protect her
self. Those who have applied the remedy
suggested by Mr.. Covell--lime, sulphur
and salt-fnd their trees perfectly safe
from scale now, while those whose orchards
we're badly infested and have made no eff
fort 70 stop the destruction find a notice
able decrease in the pest, and in some in
stances It has almost entirely disappeared.
Fresrso Republicans.
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why corsets Are rB,uriou.
The following article Is from the R,src
Aulr.eu.:

The following article is from the Ba.roI
Autr3ea.:
However loosely co7se.s msy be worn,
they are an injury, from the fact that they
are no. made 70 tit the human form, and
oondDe the muscles Of the body, thereby
hindering their psrfec! development and
also impeding the action Of all the vital
organs upon which We are dependent for
heaith, strength anu happinea-, for If these
organs are not competent to perform their
E'srs IA q thorough manner, our whole life
Is affected thereby. N'Importe says that
if she had never worn corseta she would
not hare felt the absence Of them, which Is
rery true. For when the muscles are re
quired to perform their YORK they viii de-
velop and grow strong, while if the corset
does the work the muscles VIII dYindle
and pine away, following well-knoyn law
OF nature, ard the longer they remain idle,
the more incompetent they VIII become
ard the more we shall feel the need Of the
support given by the corset. IF women
need this support, why do not children and
men need 1 ike support? Simply because
their bodies are left zee 10 develop uni
formly. The day IS coming when women
Will rejoice in health and freedom, and the
corset Will De a relic OF the paa,, looked on
With % mach wonder and averaicn as the
carved and ornanented bask boards Of car
grandmother.
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OaaIities Of cork.

The density Of cork yarics with its quail
lty and are. Thin oorks are usually heav-
Ter than those Of the sane volume that
haze grown more rapidly, and, III corks Of
the same class, the density increases with
the age. NJ. B-isson gives O240 IS an
average maximum, and the ordinary dens-
ity of q teE-year-old cork may b taken a.
OF. With extreme lightness are sseociated
other valuable quaiities-that of being T.
poor conductor Of heat and sound, imper-
meabIlity 70 LIQUIDS imperfect combusti-
bihty, and non-liabilty to decay, by reason
OF which 1t IS susceptible of numerous
applications in industry. The mee.
important use Of the suost4uce is for bottle
eorks. The bark which Is intended TO be
used in this form is kept in damp cellar.
| When taken to the shop, it is cut by the
first workman into strips, the width Of
! which corresponds with the length of the
| future cork. 4 second workman cuts these
! Strlps into squares suited il size 10 its
| diameter The squares, strung, are plunged
/ 1ato boiling water 10 make them swell out.
! Iney are then stored in a cool place. and
kept constantly moist ny sp-inkling, till
! they pass into the, hands of the cork
maker. lie applies them in succession.
! giving them q rotary motion, 10 the edge
Of wide-bladed knife, drawing them at
the same time eiowly along It's length, and
| by skillful manipulation transforms the
square into a round cork. This Is the
method usually practioed in France,
Workmen in other countries handle the
knife in different manners. 1t is essential,
TO obtain good and solid cork, to take
care that its axis, as it is cut from the
bark, be parallel With the axis Of the tree
On which the bark grew; but the broad
fat corks have 70 be cut perpendicular to
the axis of the tree. Only the finest corks
| are now made by hand. A good workman
can turn out in the method described,
about 900 corks dsy-Pop.le- iSe.e.ce
Monthly.
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Marriage In AMMAN

Marriage settlements and dowries are
not recognized, on account of the difficult
ties that might arise in case the marriage
is Dissolved. According to Annanaite Gus
tom, the woman should not bear the
charges Of marriage, because she takes the
name Of her husband and associates her
self with him in order TO perpetuate his
family, not for the sake of her own. 1t is
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-01

The great plans of Chicago appear to
have dwindled down, for the present at
least, to moderate improvement of the
present system of drainage, and an extern
sion of the intake for water two miles fur
ther out into the lake. The City Council
hiss voted to build new tunnel four miles
out, from the foot Of Twelfth streat.-.Saa-
ttdry Era
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-01

Power OF A WEDNILL-One of the
largest wind motors in existence is used
tor driving Touring machinery a. Great
Yarmouth, England. It has four calls,
which are forty feet nine inches long, by
twelve feet six inches wide, and extend q
hundred feet from point TO point With g
wind Of twenty-five miles an hour, the
windmill has ffty-6ve horse power, and
will easily make one hundred and twenty
barrels of -four in twenty-four hours. The
building containing the Touring apparatus
and supporting the motor is of eleven sto
rice, stands ninety feet above founds-
ton, and Is thirty-fve feet in diameter at
the base and sixteen at the top.
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How 70 EAT FpUIT.-A correspondent
Of the Hcy5se4ltu-1J Tones writes: Any
man who valaes health viii make 4 point
70 eat fruit daily, and even on occasions to
make q ne;il entirely Of i. One cause
why ripe and wholesome fruIt1 are given =
bad name is beoanse they are eaten at the
wrong end Of the meal After many
courses OF heavy foods and strong drinks, 3
few harmless Strawberries are INDUCED in ;
and then, whom these rich foode ard sti,n-
ula.ing drinks upset the stomach, the
blame Is pat on the innocent strawberry.
The real plaza for fruit Is at the beginning
Of feas., and not st the end A better
plan still Is to make q meal Of bread end
ripe fruit The best meals to make thus
are breakfast, lunch or early tea The
bread should be brown and dry, and the
f-ui. ripe and raw. Dry brown bread
cleans the tongue, and brings ont the favor
Of the fruit Butter ON the bread would
give its own favor, or even the salt in the
butter would destroy the pure taste Of the
fruit"
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Notice to Contractors

DLAKs AND SPECIFICATIONS, WITH BIDS
/ accompanying. will be received by the
Board of Supervisors of san Joaquin county, st
Stockton, up 20 10 O'Clock A. Ii. on
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Tuesday, se2ssmber s, 1887.

For building Bridge 10 feet In the span and
% feet vide in the cieer, syer the Aokelumne
the contract VIII re awarded must furnish
good and su1heiez4: bond for the proper fulfill
ment Of the contract. he Board o. Supeyls-
oss reserve the right 70 reject any or all bids.
certified check ir the amount of ten per cent. OF
the whole amount Of he bid mug, accompany
each proposal, ss a guarantee that q good and
Efficient bond will be made for the fIl6ilment
OF the contract Il awarded 70 the bidder.
ALEX. hAYBERRY
sul7-td ROad CorarnirSi0ner
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nEALERs IN HIDES. SHEEP sKINs, TAIL
~ low, Deer Skins. Goat Skins and Furs.
Butchers supplied with Salt, Paper, Sausage
Castings and Spice. Corner OF Front and L
streets, sacrsmento. p. o. Box Aa Branch
Office, 6o4 and SOS Front street, San Francisco,
Cal. 4plyc
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BREAKFAST.
c. ii. HOLMES,
Artistic Wood Engraver,

TIRE LARGEsT OF
L fee In California
making eng aving a
specially. We photo
graph directly on the
wood, have the latest
improved machinery
thereby saving time and
labor, and enabling us
70 90 work at greatly re-
duced rates.
EngraviDgs Of Land
scapes, Buildings. Per
traits, Machinery, ETC.,
sible manner.
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THERE is no disease SO dangerous "a the
want of common sense.
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sIER IECREAgLNG DEMANDS EOR THE
L treatment OF matters relating to Lands in
Northern and Central CALIFORNIA; and the
methods of inducing settlement II those regions,
together with the calls for news space and the
consideration of great public questions, has for
some time crowded cut OF the WEEKLY
UNION" IN payt. the
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Reeognians the high vSlue o. the glbiectS
proper 70 be clsSsed in that Department, 1t has
been determined to give 70 the subscribers TO
he WKEELY UNION paper devoted wholly
to such topics. 10 sct end, scey SaSbsc55ey 10 the
" WEEKLY UET0h'' s0.A reoe5,e, posspdsd, czd
t,.1ho,li dddtioEGl cost .n.G>e0er, 1se BEST, MOST
REPRESENTA- TIVE. THoROUG AND 2ELI
ABLE 30 URNAL IN THE W0RLD, devoted to
9osasho1d Gssd lDogses:4e EotsaoTRg.
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e27 j street, Sacramento. 1yrsa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-05


spiracy "for any two more persons companies,
corporations individuals or societies 10 wihhoid
from the public markets for any period OF time any
staple article of merchandise food fuel or any OF
tho necessities OF e or agree TO place upon the mar
kct only limited specified quantity OF any natural
or staple product, manufactured unmanufactured,
within certain period Of time.
Assembiyman Bakers bill providing for the ap-
pontment of a commission to draw up general laws
for cry ana county government came up In the AS
sembly on the order Of third reading. AT Mr. Bakers
suggestion the bill amended so rs TO provide that
each member of the commission should receive 3Vo
each. The bill provides that two OF the members OF
the commission shall be lawyers and one a man VINO
has been q member OF tho Legislature: - -
The Assembly passed Mr.. McCanns Bill pfovdns
that Joint stock companies should pay for the privilege
of Incorporation a.. .
MIR Ives persuaded the Assembly to give its consent
to the reading of the Tammany Han taxation Dill
next Wednesday 80 80,
The Assembly passed Senator Griswolds bill ex-
tending the terms OF the Electrical subway C0mmls
sioners of Brooklyn till November !, 1850 Inc
Governor signed Senator Griswold's bill lowering thc
price OF gas in Brooklyn to s! 60 thousand feet
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A vrR1,1ENr ATTACK UPON SHERIDAN.

WASHINGTON, May (Speciap.-A letter published in
The Winchester a) Times to-day over tho signature OF
General Thomas L. the subject OF good deal
of comment at the War Department. General Rosser IL
seems doesn't like General Sheridan He writes 70 MAJOR
Conrad OF Winchester apropos Of General sheridans
proposed visit to the Shenandoah Valley among other
things as follOws
had hoped that our valley should never again
be desecraed General Sheridansl footprints Coo
cruel and brutal character OF thls soe VINO
ondly ohershes memories Of the Wild wanton waste anu
esolaton which barbarous torch spreei through te
valley ashes the beautiful homes OF hnoceht
women Young pless children and aged men anu WHO
over these rims NOw crow cannot nv over
This valley without carrying its rations nave orNNSn
the br men Union armies whom met IN hohoioe
battle and who finally triumphed over us IN the great ss
gle Among them / name many OF my WafHles sn
irnest and most priced friends They are goo1 anu
true men and think tho less Of us Tor having
tonight ther Indeed they esteem him highest amongst US
who fou ght hardest sheridan Is not one OF ls
Kind and he that peace whch ora
proclaimed dear Mayor ana 10 our gh
spt in the Valley that nope you VIII
allow this man his triumphant ride up the valley IN
peace but him like miserable crow, carrying Ms
rations with him." 1900,
All of which is bad for General Sheridan. Little
Phil" however strange 1t may seem only smiles at
the rawlings OF General Rosser He refuses 10 say any
thing in reply for publication.